Augustus jamiksox



(NoModeI.)

A. JAMIESON.

APPARATUS FOB. DISTILLING GHLORDB OP ZINC.

m1303391@ PatentedAug. 19,1884.

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)moet is a toll to tho atoom-- *ion witii'tlie a tot) ot haviuo shelves ard havixw' also a steam-ni no D 1 y In 4L in its bottoni or erwiso containing the zint: and water which is to he acted upon to p duce the liquid, all as hereinafter .more Sipeoit.` cally described, and pointed out in tho claim as newA In the drawings .it represents the tauli or receptacle forcon aiming the bodie to oo acted upon, havinl in'its bottom a coil of steampipo, a, through v' iich steam is, supplied oy Supply-pillo, n', *om a, ooilor or other anpplbv-head. The top or t-ovfr i. iS- provided with a mouth or openin'gltvhioh is cloaod by a suitable plug or Cover, il", ivhioh, as shown, is hold tightly closed by nioai a ot a soton'- Stein, Z, passing through agio ;e, Z1', tho volge boing located on tho oovor A of tho tank and 'the stem )assinn tiirotttfh a soroW-throaded or atoipor fit t @tattoo .i ot' load or some material Cov 5o rior .-ith load. The steam` a throw l `r bottom of the tank ual r' iS to lio provided with or@ draw-oi? roolt for removing the vaf .s ot' vom and ooo end oi' tho tank` 55 lamanon,

a draw-ofi" eoel; l," for the This tank or 1'etorina 'the still jotntnni ot' the ap, d is to lio illlod partially and nearly tito aodinion,

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.vit l1 tho Water aro placed the bodies from `which, the vaporis to be produced, consisting of coluinon sali or chloride ot' sodium and sulphur-ic arid in the proportionaof pound for pound of oaeh ingrodont. and mixture of Water, 65

chloride ot' sodium, and sulphurio aoid under the action ot' tho heat from tho steam-coil a i produces vapor which rises 'to tho top ot the taulr, and ia order to insure tho vapor troni oatapiog', except at the outlet provided thero- 7o for, the tank or still is to ho inado steamtight. l

B another rceeptaole or tank similar in Construction to tht` taal; A and having its top or covoiprovided with au opening Closed by 7 5 a plug or stopnor, i3", operated by a sere\v thoadod. stein. u, worltingin a yoke, b. This tank or receptacle can alao he made of Wood or other Suitable material, and its interior is to have a lining, c, oi" lead, and is also to be 8o made steanrtight. The bottoni of the tank is provided with a steainmo, f,tl11ouglr which .Steaiuis supplied ironia Suitable head by a supply iipo, j", and the terminal d' of the coil pass s through tho bottom of the tank S5 and is provided with a suitable draw-oft' Cock for tho valor ot' eondoasation, and one end of the tank is provided with a draw-off cock, e', for the removal of tho pzgopared liquid. The interior oi the tank is provided with two se- 9o rios, ot' "oars or Shelves, g, on which are placed pieces ot zinc, and the tank is to be nearly. ill'ed with Water. ,i

C is a pipe connecting the two tanks, the ond Conner, 2; with the tank A terminating 95 on tho under Sido of tho oovor A', and the end terminating htflovf the tratar-line ofthe tank.

to tho top with ivatcr, and iu this tank orStill 6o The operation is as follows: The still`-tank is nearly lledwith water and the chloride of sodium and sulphuric acid are supplied i '.ereto pound for pound, the filling being done through the plug or cover A, which can be removed or dropped down from the hole for that purpose, and the tank B is filled with waterlikewise, and pieces-of zinc are placed on the bars or shelves g, lwhen the apparatus-is ready for use. Steam is admitted to the coil c through the supply-pipe a and the action of the heat caused'thereby on the mixture within the tank produces a vapor which rises to the'top ofthe tank and passes through the tube C into the tankB belowthevwatei-line and is forced and intermingles with the contents of that.

tank, acting on the pieces of zinc on the plates or shelves g, producing chloride of zinc. .The

tank or receptacle B is the condenser por' tion of the apparatus, and at the beginning no steam is essential to the operation;4 but inl will he foundeffectual and reliable for the purpose-for which it is intended.-

The action of the vapor produced in the still A, passing down and into the'water in the con denser B, acting on the zinc, transforms the contents ofthe condenser into chloride of zinc, and in this process hydrogen gas will be gen- 4 erated, and this gas must be .allowed to cscape from the condenser, which can be acco1nplished by means ofa pipe, l1, entering through the top or cover B, as shown in the drawings,

or in any other suitable manner.

. 45 It is to be understood that the tank'can be varied in size to suit the quantity of chloride'- of zinc whieh'it is desired to have produced, and the pipe c, connecting thetwo tanks, must be of sutcient diameter to readily Apass the 5 vapor from the still and into the `condenser and projecttthe saine below the surface of the y `water in the condenser.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

55 The tank orstill A, provided with the Steamcoil a, in combination with the tank or condenser B, provided with steam-coil f, and shelvesg, and atube or pipe, C, connectingh the' still and condenser, and terminating in the 6 condenser below the water-line, substantially as and for the purposes specilied.

AUGUSTUS JAMIESON. Witnesses: u

S. I. 'RUssnLn ALBERT-H. ADAMS.` 

